This year, our mission was to get organized. CHECK!! The spectacular Master Schedule, by Ms. Hartel. With input from Derek and others.
As a member of the Prize Room committee, it was my job to help bring order to what had previously been a chaotic environment.
Fall Festival also means we have to have costumes ready by mid-October! Here they are:
Maren, the Statue of Liberty! Not homemade. Bought in Burbank. Yay.
And...
Deacon...
...emerges from the Prize Room hideout, where he and Derek worked on the costume until the very last possible minute...
...making some adjustments...
8 feet tall, and ready to go!
What is he?
He is an Enderman, who is the bad guy from the popular Minecraft video game.
Note the ghost's reaction...
Mr. Enderman is the latest in a long, strange tradition of costumes out of which Deacon cannot see.
Meanwhile... the symbol of freedom in an epic battle against the Force of tyranny.
"NO, I am your BFF." Micaela is impressive... most impressive... as Darth Vader.
The kids wait for the costume judging.
As far as I could tell, only one kid hit Deacon with a stick this year. He was just that imposing.
4th grade costume contest...
The Girl winner!
And now 6th grade...
Veteran St. Paul's Costume Contest judge Mrs. Wiedmann gives the prize to... Deacon!
She's not sure who's in there - knock knock??
Our heroic Lady Liberty swept in and accepted the award for Deacon. Who can't see, and has no available hands.
Posing with his arch-nemesis Steve, played by Eddie from 7th grade.
Eddie is also Deacon's percussion partner in Concert band!
A movie.
Maren plays her trombone in Beginner Band!
She wants the world to know that she was a bit pale...
Not due to improper breathing techniques...
but because of her pale-blue Statue of Liberty makeup.
The Beginner Band: a movie.
Elsewhere on campus... Deacon got the "Best in Class" honor for his entry in the PTF logo contest. The overall winner was a 7th grader.
Through it all, I'm happy in my air-conditioned Prize Room.
We can't end this blog entry without expressing our most sincere AFB gratitude to BRENT for loaning us this beautiful cordless drill, which made the Enderman costume possible.
Thank you, Brent.
It's hard to believe another Fall Festival has come and gone! On to the REST of our wacky October festivities!
